iBall Andi 4.5q review and Unboxing – Dual core with Jelly Bean OS

iBall Andi 4.5q comes powered by a dual core (MediaTek) processor with dual SIM support and running on Jelly Bean OS. The 4.5q is cheaper than the Andi 4.5h, however comes with 512MB RAM.

Box pack

The handset come with an extra cover. You get a glossy white and a vibrant orange color matt finish back cover. Inside the box you will find the handset, screen guard, USB to micro USB cable, earphone, power adapter, 2050 mAh battery, warranty card and user guide.

Design

The handset looks different from the Andi iBall 4.5h, it has got a much simpler and elegant look. The vibrant orange colour makes it even more eye-catchy. The volume rockers are on the left. The power, micro USB slot and 3.5mm jack are placed on the top. The front side comes with 3 touch sensitive buttons, front camera, sensors and in call speaker.

iBall Andi 4.5q review

Display – The 4.5 inch screen supports qHD resolution of 960×540 pixels. Touch is as smooth and responsive as found on other handsets. Viewing angle is good.

OS, Memory and storage – This handset runs on the Android Jelly Bean OS which works pretty smooth even on a 512MB RAM. Of the 512MB RAM you get around 200 MB free. There is built in 4GB of internal storage of which 1.3GB (free) is available for apps and another 1GB as internal storage. Micro SD slot can further add up to 32GB card.

Connectivity – There is 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS with A-GPS support. USB / Bluetooth tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot are supported. No issues with GPS lock.

Performance – The CPU/GPU is well known, needs no introduction. The benchmark scores are as follows:-

Quadrant Benchmark: 2746.

Antutu Benchmark: 6471.

Nenamark 2: 24.0 fps.

Linpack : Single 38, Multi 58.

Multi Touch: 5 point.

This handset can easily play many HD games as seen on other MT6577 handsets.

Camera – There is an 8MP rear camera with LED which can shoot videos in 720p resolution. You can check out the sample images at the end of the article. The interface is the same as seen on other handsets, however there is a new option called effects that works in video mode. Check the review video to find out more. Camera /video quality is good.

Battery – The battery is of a good 2050 mAh capacity. It should easily last for a day of moderate usage.

Others – The in-call speaker and loudspeaker output is clear and loud. There are 3 sensors namely the proximity, light and G-sensor.

Verdict – It’s a good dual core, dual SIM handset, powerful with premium look and good features however the price seems a bit high for the Jelly bean OS running on a 512MB RAM. A price of under Rs. 10K could have made it a good buy especially when Karbonn S1 quad core is priced at 10,990.

I bought I ball andi 4.5q on 10th Oct through flipkart.com…within 10days i am facing the problem with the speaker, neither i could not hear any ring tone or other sounds. Because of this i have lots multiple calls. Pls advise me a solution.

I bought this phone from snapdeal and my problem is that it doesn’t record videos in 720p resolution as mentioned in review so please gogi and everyone who has this phone plssssssss tell me if ur phone records in 720p mine records in just 640×480 plssss help

Hi.. I used this phone from my friend.. it is a very good smartphone at this price range.. I didnt like something on this phone that are it is little heavy and camera is not superb. this phone is superfast in performance and battery is good.. it plays HD videos and display clarity is good..

it is really a nice value for money budget phone. I have been using this phone for the fifteen days. All specs are good and apps run effortlessly. I am particularly impressed by the display and camera quality which is difficult to be found within this price range. I purchased this phone after a lot of study and can say I am not disappointed.

I think this is only one phone which is having all the High end features at this price that makes me to order this mobile and I-Ball is the famous brand too

Recently i went to BIG C in Hyderabad and asked for this model and i was shocked to hear that the showroom manager is telling that he doesn’t knows the IBall Brand and he also said we dont sell China Phones

I recently purchased this phone. I observed that the display screen has strong blue tint which can be easily seen on the images captured by its 8 MP camera. When I copy the same image to my Xolo Q800, It appears with right color balance.
Is this a specific problem with my device or is it common with all Andi 4.5Q? Service center guys are not ready to acknowledge this as defect. Please respond!!

Hi my phone is getting heated at the top part near to the camera areas. Does it happens in all phone. Hi sir can u review on this. Should i change any settings to avoid it. Or any other idea to avoid it. Please suggest me on this regards.

Hi sir,I got this mobile yesterdat (7300/-) it realy nice but I have seen one dot pixel disabled in my mobile screen (it seems small blue dot) what is that? Is that manufacturing defect?plz let me know sir

Wow!! Thanks For Information i though no One is in Competition with Lava Iris 454 But its battery disappointing me! Well sad That there is No black panel! And tell me Hows is The Camera Does It also have Face Detection! ?

Hi sir,I got this mobile yesterday (7300/-) it really nice but I have seen one dot pixel disabled in my mobile screen (it seems small blue dot) what is that? Is that manufacturing defect? plz let me know sir

the phone doesn’t have accelometer in it , wondering if i would be able to play games like temple run and moto racing ? can anyone tell me plz whether games like temple run or papi jump smoothly on this device or not ????

Can you plz tell me whether i should go for iball andi 4.5h or 4.5q? does 512 mb ram sufficient for android jelly bean.
iball 4.5h does not have gps and 4.5q does not have 1 gB ram.
i m interested in 4.5q. wht should i do? pls tell me

@Prasad:
i preffer 4.5h coz your phone has ability to keep lots of application. And if many applications are working together then you need higher ram(i.e. 1 GB). One more thing many of the good graphic games not working with 512.
Best of luck

@Puspam, as you know 4.5q has 512 ram and 4.5h has 1 gb of ram so why you confused. I dont know if any other difference.. ok 4.5Q has jelly beens and 4.5h has ics.. any ways i will preffer 4.5h for its performance with 1Gb of ram…

Hello,
I liked this mobile very much
but the problem is the ram
is 512mb enough for big n heavy usage of apps n games
does the phone lag in between?
PLZ REPLY SOON
i want 2 buy this phone soon
Thank you

I would really appreciate your feedback on the 4.7 inch model from NXG . I started with beyond B63 then went up to iball andi…I wanted to buy a 4.5 inch phone not 5 inch as I find it just too big for single hand use.( I had MMX CANVAS BEFORE) this is the reason I could not go for canvas HD. I thought 4.5 would be better to hold…check out this NXG PHONE and please let me know your thoughts..your opinion matters….

Hi,gogi i want to know can i use the battery of andi 4.5q for andi 4.5h cause both of them have same specs and almost same hardware,please its urgent i am planning to buy andi 4.5h cause i dont like the andi 4.5q where as andi 4.5h looks premium,so please help me.Thank You.

Even i have the same question. Can I use 4.5q battery in 4.5h..
4.5h battery is very less just 1600mAH and it charges very slow. plus if we play games or download or use internet on it while charging it charges like 1% per hour. as the charger is very slow. I tried charging directly from PC still its very slow.

Dude.. iball quality is much better than mmx and karbon.. you just have a look at 4.5h its awesome and thin .. as per my suggestion.. I am using 4.5h for last 4 months and its awesome phone.. value of money..